Glazing-strip.



W. W. CROCKER.

GLAZING STRIP.

APPLICATION msn ocT. a. |913.

1,156,981. f Patented' 001.1111915.

"11aI MQW/gm Witnesses. I -lnvenor MM William W.CrocKer provided for holding the 'glass in position WILLIAM W. cnocxna, OF SOMEBVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

GLAzrNG-Srmr.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1,156,981. Patented oeeio, 1915.

Application led October 3, 1913. Serial No. 793,091.

To all whom it may concern.' cated at 7. Laterally of this central portion Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. CROCKER, the strip is shaped to rovide gutters `8 a citizen of the UnitedA States, residing at Which collect and carry oii) the water of con- Somerville, county of Middlesex, lState of densation. The extreme edges of the strip Massachusetts, have invented an Improveare bentto embrace the top flanges of the ment in Glazing-Strips, of which' the follow- T lron as indicated at 9.

ing description, in connection with-the ac-c- The retainingv member 3-is also made from companying drawing, islaV specification, like a strip'of sheet metaland is preferably of characters on the drawinglepresenting lilaLlIlVQlted. cl1&1111e1 Shape 21S indicated at 10 Farm having its lateral ortions 11 extending In the construction of glass houses, skyh ollzontally fromt e central channel porlights and similar structures it is customary tlon with the edges bent downwardly to ento employ metal glazing strips shaped to be .gage the glass as indicated at l2. Thus a rigidly secured to the :sash bars..,and prolOIlgltlldinally rigid member iS pI'OVded vided with clamping means to retain the while permitting contraction and expansion `firmness to prevent due to changes in temperature. The use of such glazing strips facilitates construction tIaCtlOIl and eXpansion caused by changes by making it unnecessary to providespe' of temperature. y cially shaped sash bars thereby cheapening 1 3y thls construction I provide a glazing and improving the method of construction. strlp the parts of which can be cheaply The object of this invention is to provide manufactured from sheet metal and easily a glazing strip of this general-character but applied t0 sash bars made from ordinary of a new and iImprovedtype,v commerclal structural iron such for in- The novel features of the inventionfwilhrstllce, 'aS T-'IOn. The, glass is firmly, ad-

be fullyv described in the followingspecifijusta-bly and positively clamped but can be cation and accompanying drawing and pareasily` removed and. replaced by loosening ticularly pointed out in the claims. v ,v the clamping bolts.

Referring to the drawing in which I have The channel shape of the glass-supporting illustrated -a preferred form of my. invenmember provides space for bolt heads maktion; the figure is a perspective view partly v 111g 1t posslble to use this simple and eiicient in section of my improved glazing strip method of adjustably and pivotally securing applied to a Sash bar, the retalning member to the glass support- Referring to the drawing in detail the lng member, without'boring or tapping the sash bar is represented at 1 as constructed Sash bar. The sash bar illustrated is conof T iron of usual shape. A glazing strip is ,structed .to supplyall the4 strength necessary and is of a lshape which can be`easily and cheaply obtained in the market. The parts relative to the sashbar comprising a glassof the' glazlng strip are such as may be supporting member 2 and a retaining member 3, bolts 4 serving to secure these members together. and. well known processes;

In accordance with my invention the Having fully described my invention glass-supporting member 2 is made from a what I claim as new and desire to secure by strip of sheet metal the central portion be- Letters Patent i's: ing in the form of an inverted channel as 1. In a device of the character described, shown at 5 providing a space for the heads the combination with a T-shaped sash bar, of the bolts 4 and presenting an elevated of a combined glass-supporting and gutterglass-receiving surface as indicated at l6.' ,forming member mounted thereon and con- This glass-receiving surface is made suiiiciently wide to providev for the contraction and expansion due to changes in temperature and to allow for irregularities inthe size of the glass. Putty or equivalent material is preferably placed between the glassreceiving surface 6 and the glass as indi-- to present two parallel gutters which rest on the upper Surface of the sash bar, the portion of said strip between the gutters being elevated from the top of the sash bar and presenting a- Ilat glass-receiving surhaving resilient glass-engaging edges which glass with suiiicient force to prevent rattling vhOld h glass iIl POSitOIl With Sufficient rattling while at the v same tlme permitting the movements of con- 'i easily formed from sheet metal by simple sisting of a single strip of sheet metal bent' Vim face, each of the outer edges of said strip being bent downwardly and then inwardly underneath the edges of the sash bar thereby to embrace said edges, a retaining member `situated above the glass-supporting member and constructed to clampthe glass against the glass-receiving surface, and bolts extending through said retaining member and the glass-receiving portion of the glasssupporting member to hold the 'retaining member in position.

'2. ln a device ofthe character described,

the 'combination with a T-shaped sash bar, of a lcombined glass-supporting andegutterforming member mounted thereon andconsisting of a single strip of sheet metal bent to present two parallel gutters which rest on the upper surface of the sash bar,the portion of said strip between the glitters being elevated from the top of the Sash bar and presenting a flat glass-receiving surface, each of the outer edges of said. strip being bent downwardly and then inwardly underneath the edgesof the sash bartherebyr to embrace said edges, a retaining member situated above the glass-supporting member and presenting a channel-shaped body portion and laterally-extending wings at the edge of the bottom portion, the edges of the wings being bent downwardly to constitute resilient glass-engaging edges, andbolts eX- iaaeeei tending upwardly through the glass-receiving surface and through the channel-shaped portion of the retaining member to hold the latter in position.

3. ln a device of the character described,

in combination, a `l"shaped sash bar, a glasssupporting member mounted thereon, cons1st1ng of a smgle strip of sheet metal so bent that its central portion provides an lelevated flat glass-recelving surfacer with gutters at each side thereof, the edges being bent to 4embrace the flanges of the s111"-shaped sash bar to secure the strip thereto, a retaining member consisting of'a single strip of sheet metal, its central portion being shaped to form an inverted channel, its lateral portions extending laterally with downwardly turned edges toprovide flexible portions to yieldably engage the glass to hold it in place against the glass-supporting member and bolts to connect `the retaining member to the glass-supportingmember.

@ln testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Louis C. SMITH, S. TRAFFORD Hr'cns. 

